"THE STORY OF THE FIRST THANKSGIVING"

In September 1620, a small ship called the Mayflower left Plymouth, England, carrying 102 passengers an assortment of religious separatists seeking a new home where they could freely practice their faith and other individuals lured by the promise of prosperity and land ownership in the New World.

Thanksgiving become late for more than 200 years for be a tradition. The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621, it was a Three - Day Festival of eating, hunting, and entertainment in the Succesful Harvest.

Thanksgiving tradition is celebrated in November 26th, since 1623. In 1789 the president George Washington created the First Ever National Thanksgiving Holiday.

It didn't become an annual tradition, until the 19th century. That's when the American writer Sara Josepha Hale wrote a "Diary of a Pilgrim" talking about the 1st Thanksgiving.

Beginning 1836, the government created a campaign for make Thanksgiving a National Day. There are a lot of things that people can cook for celebrate this important date, like:

- Bread

- Stuffing

- Turkey

- Mashed potatoes

- Pumpking Pie

- Cranberry Sauch

In 1863, in the Civil War the President Abraham Lincoln celebrated the National Thanksgiving Day on November 26th.